US Military bosses reveal lastest 'hoverbike' for the battlefield

Star Wars could soon be headed to the battlefield. The Department of Defence has shown off a prototype of its'hoverbike,' a rectangular shaped quadcopter that has been named the Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle, or JTARV. It is working with New Zealand inventors Malloy Aeronautics on the radical machine that could take troops into battle and deliver supplies. The Army Research Laboratory has shown off a prototype of its'hoverbike,' a rectangular shaped quadcopter that has been named the Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle, or JTARV The'hoverbike' is similar to a quadcopter, using four standard helicopter style rotors, overlapped with each other. The full sized design uses a motorcycle engine and controls.